Benduga / Hard Pear Tree
Scleropyrum pentandrum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- January-April
How to identify Benduga
Identify Benduga by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Very hard wood (hard pear tree).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Santalaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Benduga.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Scleropyrum pentandrum
- Genus
- Scleropyrum
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests and also in the sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Santalaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Tamil
- இருமுல்லி Irumulli
- Kannada
- ಬೆಂಡುಗ Benduga, ಬೊಡ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹಲ್ಲು Bodlige Hallu, ಬೋಡುಳಿಕೆಹುಲ್ಲು Bodulike Hullu
- Malayalam
- ഇരുമുള്ളി Irumulli
- Marathi
- कुक्कुरदंत Kukkuradanta
About Benduga
Hard Pear Tree (Scleropyrum pentandrum) is a tree in the Santalaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It grows in semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests and also in the sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April.
Santalaceae
Sandalwood Family
Benduga belongs to the Santalaceae family.
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